Iran appreciates Algerian stance on Syria

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Tuesday hailed as "wise and constructive" Algeria stance on the Syrian crisis. The views of Islamic Republic of Iran and Algeria are almost identical on the developments in Syria and other regional issues, he pointed out. He made the remarks in a joint press conference with Algerian Minister for Maghreb and African Affairs Abdelkader Messahel after their talks here. The talks with Messahel reaffirmed that Tehran and Algiers are firmly opposed to any foreign intervention in the domestic affairs of Syria, he said. Iran highly appreciates the wise stances of the Algerian leaders on the Syrian crisis and other developments in the Middle East, Abdollahian stressed. He reaffirmed Iran's support to the Republic of Algeria in its fight against terrorism which poses a grave risk to stability in many Islamic countries. On his part, Messahel said the talks dealt with a range of bilateral and regional issues of common concern. He added that Algeria is of the view that there could be no peaceful solution to the conflict in Syria without involving all concerned parties in a substantive dialogue.